Is encephalitis serious

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Not long ago, my friend had headache, vomiting and fever. Later, he got encephalitis. So, is encephalitis serious? Let's talk about it.

Is encephalitis serious

First of all, meningitis early performance for children with mental state change, such as the original relatively quiet children become irritable and easy to cry, or originally lively children become dull, do not like the game. There may also be low fever, loss of appetite, vomiting, restlessness of sleep and weight loss. Older children may complain of headache.

Secondly, if the condition is serious, children's headache is persistent and aggravating, vomiting is aggravating and can be changed to spray, gradually appear like sleeping, can also appear convulsions, convulsions stop after children awake. Further aggravation of the disease will appear coma, frequent convulsions, limb muscle relaxation, paralysis. Irregular breathing may also occur and some patients die.

Finally, the disease of encephalitis should be treated in time. If the treatment is not timely or unreasonable, it will cause hydrocephalus, cerebral hemorrhage, blindness or mental decline, paralysis and epilepsy.

matters needing attention

Encephalitis is a common disease in children, in peacetime to do a good job in preventive work, especially reasonable arrangements for children's life and diet, to see a doctor in time.